The contractors installed the new bookcase along the far wall. The first picture shows the entire length, foreshortened due to the length of the bookcase and because I took the picture from the doorway to the office. The second picture shows the section of the bookcase in the living room.

I approved plans for new kitchen cabinets last Wednesday. Today (Monday) the kitchen is gone - everything from the tiles, cabinets, appliances, and yes, the kitchen sink. Of greater interest, over the weekend I hired a designer to help pick out colors. Collette Whitney of Whitney Interiors came to chat

The latest news. Lots of work has been done: most of the rough (and not so rough) framing, electricity, and plumbing is finished. In fact, except for the floors, the new rooms are all done! And today, the old Apartment # 2 door is (essentially) shut for good. Here's the view